Total Crime Rate

156.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scott Hall Square area has the 44th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 627th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scott Hall Square (LS7 3JN) in the last 12 months was 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% higher than the Chapel Allerton average (115.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scott Hall Square (LS7 3JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newton Lodge Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scott Hall Avenue (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Scott Hall Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pottertown Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pottertown Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pottertown Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Sholebroke Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pottertown Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scott Hall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scott Hall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Lodge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Lodge Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Lodge Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pottertown Heights Under investigation

Data Sources

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